Chapter 164 164 "Collecting for a Day."

Chapter 164 164· “One day of collecting.”

"This new combat uniform should really have an earplug function, what do you think, Pingzhi?"

Lin Li stood under the building with only its skeleton left, letting his voice drown out the noise in the background, and said to the deputy captain He Pingzhi beside him.

"If you mention it to the military department, they should add it immediately, but don't we already have earplugs, but they are still in the camp.

When we take action, we still need to remain sensitive to the surrounding environment, Captain. He Pingzhi said with a smile upon hearing this.

Lin Li looked down at the data on the "Exotic Stone Detector", took out one of the red markers on his shoulder and put it down.

Next to him, He Pingzhi took out a sonic vibrator and began to detect the underground structure.

At this time, they were no longer in the camp, so the detection was not to judge stability, but to prepare for excavation when the "exotic stone detector" discovered that there were "exotic stones" in this location.

The "Hope" team's search for "exotic stones" during the earthquake disaster was somewhat the same as the search during the ice disaster. For example, each team had a detection team in front and an excavation team in the back. The process was similar.

But the situation to be dealt with will be much more complicated - in the ice disaster, when encountering "strange rocks" covered with ice, there is basically only ice surface, and the ice surface is not particularly thick, and its hardness is not high , digging is relatively easy.

But now, the positions of these "strange rocks" that fell with hailstones more than a month ago are complicated in their own way during the month-long earthquake.

Most of the "exotic rocks" are buried under soil, buildings, and trees, which not only increases the difficulty of detection, but also increases the difficulty of excavation.

Therefore, in order to improve efficiency, we must first use sonic vibration and other methods to determine the structure around the location of the "strange stone", so as to choose the most appropriate excavation method. If it is shallow and the surface is covered only with light objects such as soil, then Just use basic tools like a shovel.

If it is covered with heavy objects such as building debris, you will need to use equipment such as hand drills and electric hammers.

When encountering a more extreme situation where the depth is so heavy that even a hand drill cannot operate, you need to judge the value of the "exotic stone" underneath. If there is only one and it is too deep, then you can give up temporarily. If If there are several nearby, Lin Li will take action.

Linli can provide explosives, large earth drills, excavators, drilling machines, and other large equipment required for large-scale operations.

——Just like now, behind Lin Li, the drilling rig is working loudly.

Of course, Lin Li was not proficient in using these equipments, so they had to be handed over to professional team members to operate. Lin Li temporarily took over the detection task.

This was also the reason why he found it too noisy - the sound of the drilling rig behind him was too loud.

Fortunately, the hearing enhancement given by the "Hope" potion of the polar night system is an active ability, otherwise Lin Li would be even more uncomfortable.

Lin Li had tried it, and it was really torture. No wonder some talented people with special abilities would be so unbearable that they voluntarily give up and damage their abilities.

"But I didn't expect that even the combat uniforms would be iterated so quickly. I'm not used to the functions yet."

Lin Li looked down at his clothes, which were made of technology and even the crystallization of "exotic stone" technology, and sighed.

“It is normal for countries to open up resources and work together, and this “exotic stone” is so suitable for their scientists. He Pingzhi also sighed after hearing this:

"However, the Northern Mao and Southern Alliance derived our operation of collecting "exotic stones" from the combat uniforms. After hoping that we would bring them with us to no avail, they tried to form their own collection teams. I heard that the results were not very good. "

"After all, they don't have Mr. Hope. Lin Li boasted with a smile.

Dongguo did not deliberately hide it, and Dongguo had more than just the number of "exotic stones" that Dongzhou could produce, so the other two countries easily thought of ways for Dongguo to obtain more "exotic stones".

Their first reaction was to hope that Dongguo would bring their soldiers to carry out the collection operation together.

However, this involved the secrets of the "Hope" team, so Dongguo naturally could not agree to it, and refused because it could not bear the cost of the lives of friendly soldiers.

Although the reason was quite polite, the attitude was very firm, which gave up the idea of ​​​​the two countries.

But the temptation of "strange stones" was too great, so they tried to rely on themselves, but the results were not satisfactory to them. The rate of loss of soldiers and the frequency of accidents were beyond their imagination.

In addition to the complete lack of experience and insufficient allocated strength and resources, the more important reason is that they have not established this "mobile warehouse".

The numerous "mobile warehouses" are the decisive condition to ensure that the operation of collecting "exotic stones" can proceed efficiently and smoothly.

At this time, a team member holding a weapon slowly approached and said to Lin Li:

"Captain, deputy captain, there are two survivors in the distance. They are suspected to be attracted by the loud noise of our operations. They are approaching and spying on us. Do you want to take any action?"

Lin Li raised his eyebrows when he heard this and handed the "Exotic Stone Detector" directly to He Pingzhi:

"I'll put down my burden first, and leave the work to you for the time being."

Then he walked over to the team member in charge of security and said:

"Take me over to have a look, just to ask if we can get in touch with their camp. We suspect that the survivors here have already conducted a round of search for "exotic stones". We hope they have not eaten all the "exotic stones". At least... leave the shell on. "

The reason why he suspected that the survivors here had already conducted a search for "strange stones" was because the locations of the "strange stones" were not evenly distributed.

Although most of the "strange rocks" on the earthquake-stricken land are below, there are still a certain number that should appear on the surface or upper layer.

But this time there are very few such searches. The only ones that remain are very hidden when viewed with the naked eye, and this situation looks like it has been searched by ordinary people.

"Wait a minute." He Pingzhi silently handed the "Exotic Stone Detector" in his hand directly to the team member in charge of security, and then put the gun he was carrying on his body: "Your post has been transferred, and the work has been temporarily transferred. Forget it, just tell us the location of the survivors."

Team member: "..."

"It's right there, the specific location is..." He could only accept his forced change of guard.

"Let's go." Lin Li said.

"Captain, please pay attention to safety and keep your body strong. I will ask the nearby team members to come closer and wait for instructions at any time."

As He Pingzhi followed up, he held a walkie-talkie in his hand and gave instructions.

This kind of action does not require direct preparation of all personnel.

The advance team and drones have determined that none of the survivors here possess heavy weapons, and in this environment, Lin Li's safety can be guaranteed.

However, in order not to write a review, it is still necessary to prepare the basic process of response.

…

When he got close to the location mentioned by the team member, Lin Li saw the survivor he was talking about. His eyesight had not improved during the day, so he could only vaguely see that they were two people, and neither of them was very big.

Lin Li walked in front of He Pingzhi because he had no weapons in his hands.

The other party seemed to have noticed Lin Li and the two approaching them, but they only took a few steps back at first, and then stayed in place, no longer running away, seeming to suppress their fear and waiting for the two to approach.

When the distance was close to a certain level, Lin Li could already see the two people shivering with his naked eyes.

They should be two locals. Lin Li is not very good at judging the age of other races, but they seem to be floating around the adult line. However, they are in poor shape and skinny. It is obvious that in the two months of the natural disaster era, they have to survive. It’s very extreme and life is not very good.

"Hello."

Seeing that the two people's eyes were mainly fixed on He Pingzhi, who was holding the gun in front of him, Lin Li motioned for him to stand still, then he stepped forward alone and asked in the gentleman's language.

There was no response.

"Hi? How are you? Can you talk?" When the two people opposite started to retreat again, Lin Li also stopped and asked as gently as possible.

"Gurgling, gurgling, crackling."

Finally, one of them spoke. His voice was very soft. Although it sounded familiar, Lin Li couldn't understand a word of what he said.

"Wait a moment." Lin Li took out an earphone from the pocket of his combat uniform, adjusted it, and put it on his ears.

"Can you say it again?" Lin Li pointed to his headphones and said again.

When the survivor spoke again, a second later, the translated content reached his ears: "Who are you?"

Lin Li did not answer, but touched the earphones and asked, "What language was it just in?"

"French sign language." The translation headset gave the answer.

"Pingzhi, what a coincidence, I remember you know sign language, right?" Lin Li turned to look at the team members and shouted.

"Ah? Well! What's wrong?" The team member nodded in the distance.

"Put the gun away and come here. They are speaking French sign language. I can't speak it. Using a tablet to translate is too slow," Lin Li said.

"Here we come!" He Pingzhi trotted over after hanging the gun on his waist.

"Hello," he said in French sign language.

After hearing the familiar language, the two survivors seemed less frightened. They looked at He Pingzhi and asked timidly: "How are you...?"

"Are you a survivor here?"

"Yes, are you here to save us?" Upon hearing this, the other party immediately raised his head and asked full of hope.

He Pingzhi looked at Lin Li, who shook his head slightly.

No matter from any angle, rescue is unrealistic.

"Let's get straight to the point. Let's use what we said before." Lin Li said and materialized a "strange stone" behind his back - the other party could not see the materialization process and would only think that Lin Li took it out from behind. And handed it over to He Pingzhi.

"I understand." He Pingzhi nodded, and then explained to the two of them:

“Sorry, we’re not, but we might be able to improve your lives in the Age of Scourge.

We have our own mission, which is about this thing. You are not just a group of people looking for survival. You have your own camp behind you, right?

If you have this thing, we can exchange a lot of food, water and other materials with you, and the quantity should satisfy you. "

"This... we know... our chief has been asking us to look for this. I came out today to look for this." The other party looked at He Pingzhi's things, then nodded and said.

"Did your chief eat them all? Or did he save them? If he ate them all, did he keep the shell of the "exotic stone"? "He Pingzhi continued to ask.

After research by the Three Kingdoms, it was found that although the outer shell of the "Original Stone" does not have most of the characteristics of the liquid inside, it is still valuable in some subdivisions. It can be regarded as an add-on to the "Original Stone" and is also worth collecting.

"Most of it was eaten, but some seemed to be left behind because he wanted to share it with the people below. He didn't finish it all. The shell... seems to have been lost." The other person said in a low voice.

It is human nature to think that the shell has no value.

After all, even Lin Li thought so before.

"Okay, can you take us to your camp? We want to make a deal with your chief, which should be beneficial to both of us." Lin Li took a step forward.

"For example, we have a lot of food like this." Lin Li once again held a pack of biscuits behind his back, handed it to the two people, and said, "This is the reward you can get for leading the way."

He Pingzhi would always translate what Lin Li said.

When the two people saw the biscuit, their eyes lit up.

But he still didn't agree immediately, but hesitated.

"Don't worry, we are not bad people." Lin Li continued to explain.

"We don't think you are bad people, but... our chief is bad people." Finally, one of them said.

"Oh, why do you say that?" Lin Li said curiously.

"He...he kills people indiscriminately. Anyone who dares to disobey him or take one more bite of his food will be killed. He will also put that person's head at the entrance of the camp as a warning to all of us."

"He led his men and forced us to do things we didn't want to do. Everything we found had to be handed over, and nothing could be left behind..."

It seemed that the chief's crimes were too numerous to describe. The other party's description was a little bumpy at first, but then it gradually became smoother.

Lin Li and He Pingzhi sighed silently.

There are too many such tragedies in the lawless land of Blue Star in the era of natural disasters.

"... He is a bastard and a devil. He also attacked my seven-year-old sister... My sister, my sister..." Another survivor who had remained silent finally spoke, but after saying only this sentence , and began to cry bitterly.

After the content translated by the earphones reached his ears, Lin Li became expressionless for a moment.

He took a deep breath and asked flatly:

"Let me ask, when you just said 'rescuing you', did you mean taking you to a safe place and providing food and water, or did you mean to help you kill this chief? Liberate your camp?"

Glancing at his still crying companion, the survivor said: "Kill him."

"I see, I'm sorry, I just said it wrong."

Human XP is diverse and many are weird. Lin Li doesn't understand it, but he doesn't judge it.

But there were some things that Lin Li couldn't accept at all.

For example, copper smelting.

Lin Li smiled slightly and said to the two people, "We are here to save you."

Then he looked at He Pingzhi and said softly:

"Get the nearby team to come over."